US Bill introduced to ban 'addictive' social media features

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Social media sites would have to track how long people spend on their platform and lock them out after a certain period

A US Senator has introduced a Bill that would ban supposedly ‘addictive' features of social media platforms. The Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology (SMART) Act, from Republican Senator ...

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